This year’s Co-operative Party conference was held over the weekend of 7-9 September in Manchester. Kent delegates Derek Smyth and Clair Hawkins are pictured.

At this year’s Conference Ed Balls MP spoke on a new economy based on co-operative values and Johann Lamont MSP on how Labour in Scotland is putting co-operative ideas at its heart. Our Kent Party had three motions to conference, Clair Hawkins is pictured here on the stage delivering a speech moving a motion on co-operative councils.